Mystery of the Missing Teacher
In this lab the students will be creating genetic fingerprints to compare DNA that was found at a crime scene with the victim and the suspects.
Predicting Forest Health: Sudden Oak Death in Coast Live Oak Trees
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a disease caused by an introduced oomycete (water mold) called Phytophthora ramorum and is infecting various tree species in the Northern & Central California range, most specifically coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), the dominant oak species in this range.
Sterilizing Drinking Water Using Sunlight: A Design Challenge
The Boehm Lab focuses much of its research on issues dealing with fresh and saltwater contamination and water quality.
Using tree diagrams to teach about genetic variability during meiosis
The flipped classroom model relies on shifting the burden of learning low-level content to the individual student outside of class, allowing 1.) students to learn this material at their own pace and 2.) class time to be used more exclusively towards applying low-level concepts to high-order probl
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Advanced Science Experiments in the Classroom for 12-14 Grade students.
This active stem learning experiment aims to provide a set of advanced laboratory skills to meet the 21st century technology standard to the students. This experiment asks the students to synthesize and quantify a compound that has real application in the medicinal world.
Designing a Thermal Cup
Students recommend the best material for 7-11 store’s cup -- one that keeps hot beverages hot, and cold beverages cold. Using a computer model, students test different cup materials and gather evidence to support their recommendation.
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Fueled By Stoich
This activity will extend student knowledge of various nonrenewable and renewable energy sources into a series of stoichiometric calculation sets.
Stem Careers
I’m creating this ETP to address a problem that I’ve observed at Richmond High School: a sizeable amount of students don’t know about STEM careers beside the nebulous “doctor,” “nurse,” and “engineer.” With new, diverse, and specialized STEM careers growing and expanding rapidly, especially here
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Student-created Molecular Simulations that Model and Visualize Molecular Motion
The Markland research group at Stanford University develops simulation approaches to modelling chemical systems. When experimental techniques are insufficient for observing atomic-level phenomena, scientists use advanced computer simulations to model complex systems.
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